Running Week That Was…..
Hunters 10k – The three musketeers assembled on the start line at the Hunters 10K on a very warm Sunday morning – Men’s Captain Andy Fairbairn, Caroline McLaughlan and Daisy Seville. The course took them on a short lap around the block and out to Avenham Park. Andy had a great run considering his niggling knee and crossed the line in 16th place, in a fabulous time of 38.05. A very happy and smiling Daisy followed in a superb PB of 44.12! Her first sub 45 mins and most definitely not her last! Well done Daisy! Daisy was followed by our ladies champion Caroline, who smashed out a time of 45.30, following a weekend of over 30 miles of running! Well done team!!
Lytham Park Run – A crisp Saturday morning saw Phil Hayes, Steve Burgess and Dave Young run the winding Lytham Parkrun Course. Phil crossed the line in a fantastic 23.25, with Dave behind in a great 24.39, followed by the ever improving Steve, in a great 25.28! 199 runners finished Lytham on Saturday!
Running Week Ahead
Tuesday – Tuesday is the first Club Handicap of the year. Meeting at the YMCA Thornton for registration from 6.45pm. Handicap starting at 7.15pm. To qualify for the Handicap Trophy, you must run at least two handicaps between January and May! If you are injured and are able to marshall, can you please let Dave Young know! All start times have been emailed out!
Thursday – Due to the Handicap, there is no speed training this week. There will be a normal club run from the YMCA at 7pm.
TCRC Message to all runners:
Your Ladies Captain – Sue Jones
When did I start running?
I started 13 years ago. My sister and I both did the race for life in our respective towns. In her goody bag was an entry form for the inaugural Cardiff half marathon finishing in the millennium stadium. When do the likes of us get the chance to run round a national stadium? I said yes and started running trying to go further each time. My time scale from race to life to half marathon was 10 weeks.
Why do I like running?
It clears the head! The effort of putting one foot in front of the other and simultaneously breathing gives you something else to think about. No matter what the weather, once you have stepped out the door it feels good to be outdoors. Along the way I have made some lovely friends from different running clubs and people I see out walking on my regular routes.
Greatest Achievement?
How can I pick one?
Being selected to be ladies captain.
Freckleton half marathon- a race I had always wimped out of doing because it is always a scorcher of a day but did last year for the first time and loved it.
The Cardiff half was my first half which took me 3hrs 40mins when I returned for the 10th it took me 1hr 56mins.
The thing I am probably most proud of is the times I have helped people achieve a time on a certain distance or got them to the end of their first race.
Why am I a member of the club
Fun, friendship and new challenges. I would not be the runner I am today without our lovely Mike Walsh who used to slow down to run with me.
2016 Goal
After a long time out with injury I will be thrilled to just be running by the end of the year. Assuming I can, I would like to win a veg box at Harrock hill, run down Parlick instead of fairying around and achieve another club standard.
Members Update
Club Championship
A full list of the Club Championships for both road and trail, are on the Website.
The first Club Championship race was completed on Sunday with points awarded to Andy, Daisy and Caroline! Well done to all!
Thunder Run
We currently have 5 teams for the Thunder Run event. £20 deposits are required as a matter of urgency! So far we have had 28 confirmations and are awaiting deposits! All deposits are to be given to Bev Foster! A section on Thunder Run will be in next week’s report!
Club Presentation Night
Don’t forget to vote for the Fairclough Trophy 2016. Voting will close on the 31st January 2016. Presentation night is on Friday the 5th February and is free to all members, guests will be £5. All raffle prizes are welcome! We are starting to collect those this week! If you are new to TCRC, please come along and get to know everyone! It is a great night, with fabulous awards and in the words of our Chairman Julie Sherwood… “You never know, next year it could be you”
Club Handicap
To ensure that you qualify for the club handicap trophy, you must run at least two handicaps between January and May! The next club handicap is Tuesday the 26th January. If you are unable to run and are able to marshal, can you please let us know.
Beginners Group
TCRC will be holding a Beginners Group from Thursday 28th January, which will run for 12 weeks. We currently have 6 Run Leaders and a Coach, but we need people to assist on each of the nights. Can you please contact Julie Sherwood if you’re able to help? Please keep promoting the group on Facebook, at your workplace and with your friends. We have a great opportunity to grow our club!
If you are not getting any notifications by email, please let me know. We will be sending lots of important information out over the coming weeks, we don’t want you to miss out!
Racing Results
If you race, tell me about it! We cannot celebrate your success if you don’t tell anyone! Send your results and pictures to me! These do not have to just be club races! All results will be celebrated!
Weekend Training Runs
If you are running on a weekend, why not post it on Facebook? This weekend again saw lots of groups running varying distances. Running with Friends! Well done to all those racing, training or just enjoying the outdoors this weekend!
Coming Next Week
- Meet your men’s captain
- Thunder Run – What it’s all about
- Parkrun – report by Christine Burgess